Primal Gestures
how direct perception reshapes our thinking
The Alembic BERKELEY CA
Friday October 23 Lecture
Saturday October 24 Explorations
Innovation is determined by our ability to think creatively, what is often referred to as thinking outside of the box. But what if our daily movement defines our capacity to expand our creativity? New biology, quantum physics, molecular science, mathematics, deep psychology, and indigenous wisdom all recognize that human beings are not static objects animated by a spirit, but expressions of living sacred processes. These perspectives contend that a unified matrix of life, not individual parts, provides an in-depth understanding of being human. This bio-intelligence can be felt-sensed through primal gestures. Engaging with a living systems approach, specifically our embryological story, reveals that human beings at their very core are fluid organisms (imagine a tadpole or caterpillar) that continually reshape through invaginating and innovating flows of intelligence. Turning our attention toward the somatic sensory system, direct perception enables a conscious participation in a universal intelligence capable of dissolving mind/body dualism and reductionist constructs. Our body is no longer reduced to an “it”; rather, we are living beings embedded within a larger field of dynamic relationships rich with innovative expression.
Friday October 23 is an evening lecture.. I will present a keynote, a talk, and a question-and-answer session. It will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Description: Innovation is determined by our ability to think creatively, what is often referred to as thinking outside of the box. But what if our daily movement defines our capacity to expand our creativity?
New biology, quantum physics, molecular science, mathematics, deep psychology, and indigenous wisdom all recognize that human beings are not static objects animated by a spirit, but expressions of living sacred processes. These perspectives contend that a unified matrix of life, not individual parts, provides an in-depth understanding of being human. This bio-intelligence can be felt-sensed through primal gestures. Engaging with a living systems approach, specifically our embryological story, reveals that human beings at their very core are fluid organisms (imagine a tadpole or caterpillar) that continually reshape through invaginating and innovating flows of intelligence. Turning our attention toward the somatic sensory system, direct perception enables a conscious participation in a universal intelligence capable of dissolving mind/body dualism and reductionist constructs. Our body is no longer reduced to an “it”; rather, we are living beings embedded within a larger field of dynamic relationships rich with innovative expression.
Saturday October 24 is an experiential day of movement. 10-1 and 2-4 with a one hour lunch break.
Description: This one-day workshop follows our evening lecture, offering a direct experience of the concepts presented. Employing a bio-intelligent paradigm we will explore felt-sensed primal gestures. When we perceive and experience our spine through an embryological and biomorphic paradigm, it is the nexus of our being—the source from which all aspects of self, flow – a life shaping central channel of fluid embodiment. Whether referred to as a channel, axis, midline, primitive streak, or central nervous system, the spine has oceanic and cosmic origins. Sensed as micro-undulations and spirals that echo through tissue, all life is touched by the planetary rhythms of vibrating water. Primal gestures stimulate innovative expressions. Discover how engaging in the fluid field changes stress signals and impulses, awakens creativity, and evokes neuroplasticity. Movement is the mother of innovation.
